{"id":493591,"date":"2026-06-11T03:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/493591\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T03:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T03:28:16","slug":"eiza-gonzalez-confirms-star-wars-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/493591\/","title":{"rendered":"Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez Confirms Star Wars Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"

She’s been to outer space in 3 Body Problem<\/a> and to the future in Alita: Battle Angel<\/a>, but Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> nearly found herself in a galaxy far, far away long before becoming a Hollywood star. Appearing on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me podcast last year, Gonz\u00e1lez recalled auditioning for what she initially believed was a mystery project before discovering it was actually Star Wars: The Force Awakens.<\/p>\n

At the time, Gonz\u00e1lez was largely unknown outside of Mexico and didn’t have an agent, manager, or publicist in the United States. In fact, the opportunity only came about because her mother decided to take matters into her own hands. During a 2021 appearance on Collider Ladies Night<\/a>, Gonz\u00e1lez explained that her mother created an IMDbPro profile for her and began submitting her for projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s like, \u2018Oh, some friend of mine told me something about this thing called IMDbPro. I think you have a profile. I think I\u2019m gonna put your name and my email under it and just see what happens.\u2019 And I [was] just like, \u2018Sure, mom.\u2019 And she knew that I was really depressed and sad at the time. So then she called me one day, and she\u2019s like, \u2018There\u2019s this audition.\u2019 I was like, \u2018I don\u2019t even know how to audition in America. I don\u2019t have a rep.\u2019 They\u2019re like, \u2019They\u2019re just telling you to go.\u2019 So I did. I had no idea. I\u2019d never auditioned in English in my life, but I just did it for shits and giggles, you know? I was like, \u2018Okay, I\u2019ll do it. It\u2019s not going to happen!\u2019 So then I did and then, it sounds very self-indulgent, but it really happened this way. I had a callback, and then I didn\u2019t really know what I was auditioning for, and then I had another callback, and I was like, \u2018What is happening?\u2019 And then, long story short, it turned out I was auditioning for Star Wars, for The Force Awakens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gonz\u00e1lez later revealed on Ferguson’s podcast that she went through several rounds of auditions before finally realizing what project she was reading for. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what I was doing. I had no idea it was Star Wars until I walked in and saw J.J. Abrams. ‘I was like, ohhh, this is big’.\u201d The actor previously explained that she had never encountered a non-disclosure agreement before the audition process and had little understanding of just how closely guarded Lucasfilm’s upcoming sequel trilogy was at the time.<\/p>\n

Collider Exclusive \u00b7 Star Wars Quiz
\n Which Force User
Are You?
\n Light Side \u00b7 Dark Side \u00b7 Or Somewhere Between<\/p>\n

The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum \u2014 from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd35Jedi Master<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udfe1Padawan<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd34Sith Lord<\/p>\n

\u26abInquisitor<\/p>\n

\u26aaGrey Jedi<\/p>\n

\n IGNITE YOUR SABER \u2192\n <\/p>\n

01<\/p>\n

What is the Force to you?
\n Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.<\/p>\n

\n AA living energy I must be worthy of \u2014 it is not mine to control.
\n BSomething vast and mysterious I’m only beginning to understand.
\n CNeither light nor dark \u2014 just a current I choose to ride.
\n DPower. Pure and simple. The strong take it; the weak don’t.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

02<\/p>\n

When you feel strong emotions \u2014 anger, grief, love \u2014 what do you do?
\n The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.<\/p>\n

\n AAcknowledge them, then release them. Attachment leads to suffering.
\n BFeel them fully, then decide what to do \u2014 they’re not the enemy.
\n CBury them. Emotion is a liability I can’t afford to indulge.
\n DUse them. Passion is the engine of the dark side for good reason.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

03<\/p>\n

The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You:
\n How you handle authority reveals your alignment.<\/p>\n

\n AFollow it. The Council’s wisdom surpasses my own perspective.
\n BVoice my objection clearly, then defer to the decision.
\n CComply outwardly while doing what I think is right.
\n DIgnore it. The strong don’t answer to committees.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

04<\/p>\n

You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You:
\n The dark side’s pull is never more than a choice away.<\/p>\n

\n ARefuse without hesitation. There is no cost worth that price.
\n BWeigh it carefully \u2014 sometimes darkness holds real answers.
\n CFeel the pull but walk away \u2014 for now.
\n DAccept it. Power justifies the method used to obtain it.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

05<\/p>\n

Your approach to training and learning is:
\n A student’s habits become a master’s character.<\/p>\n

\n ADedicated but humble. There is always more to learn from my masters.
\n BRigorous and patient. Mastery is earned through years of discipline.
\n CEclectic \u2014 I draw from every tradition, not just one.
\n DRelentless and brutal. Pain accelerates growth. Rest is weakness.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

06<\/p>\n

In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects:
\n Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.<\/p>\n

\n ADefense and composure \u2014 I wait for my opponent to overcommit.
\n BFast and instinctive \u2014 I trust the Force to guide my movements.
\n CUnpredictable \u2014 I blend styles to keep enemies off-balance.
\n DOverwhelming aggression \u2014 I end fights before they begin.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

07<\/p>\n

A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You:
\n Mercy \u2014 or its absence \u2014 is the truest test of alignment.<\/p>\n

\n AStrike them down \u2014 compassion toward enemies is na\u00efve and costly.
\n BNeutralize them permanently. I can’t afford loose ends.
\n CSpare them if I can \u2014 but stay clear-eyed about the risks.
\n DOffer them a chance to surrender. Every being deserves that.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

08<\/p>\n

The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds:
\n The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.<\/p>\n

\n AThe Code is right. Attachment clouds judgment and invites suffering.
\n BLove is not a weakness \u2014 the Jedi Code got this one wrong.
\n CI have no attachment \u2014 only loyalty to my master’s mission.
\n DI feel it deeply but struggle to reconcile it with my training.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

09<\/p>\n

Why do you use the Force at all? What’s the point?
\n Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.<\/p>\n

\n ATo learn. I’m still figuring out what I’m capable of.
\n BTo protect and serve. The Force is a responsibility, not a gift.
\n CTo survive \u2014 and maybe carve out something worth having.
\n DTo dominate. Strength demands to be expressed, not contained.\n <\/p>\n

NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

At the final moment \u2014 light side or dark side pulling at you \u2014 what wins?
\n In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?<\/p>\n

\n AThe light. I choose peace, even when darkness would be easier.
\n BNeither fully \u2014 I carve my own path through the middle.
\n CWhoever I serve \u2014 my loyalty defines me more than my morality.
\n DThe dark. Power is the only thing that’s ever actually been real.\n <\/p>\n

REVEAL MY ALIGNMENT \u2192<\/p>\n

Your Alignment Has Been Determined
\n Your Place in the Force<\/p>\n

The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means \u2014 and what it will cost you.<\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udd35
\n Jedi Master<\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udfe1
\n Padawan<\/p>\n

\n \ud83d\udd34
\n Sith Lord<\/p>\n

\n \u26ab
\n Inquisitor<\/p>\n

\n \u26aa
\n Grey Jedi<\/p>\n

Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands \u2014 and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.<\/p>\n

You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential \u2014 and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes \u2014 it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.<\/p>\n

You are not simply dangerous \u2014 you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.<\/p>\n

You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology \u2014 it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.<\/p>\n

You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction \u2014 you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.<\/p>\n

\n \u21bb RETAKE THE QUIZ\n <\/p>\n

Did Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez Audition For Rey?<\/p>\n

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Gonz\u00e1lez has never publicly revealed which role she was auditioning for, and Lucasfilm has never confirmed any details about the casting process. While she ultimately didn’t land a part in The Force Awakens, the experience proved to be an early step in her Hollywood journey. Shortly afterward, she was cast as Santanico Pandemonium in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series<\/a>, a breakout role that helped launch her American career and paved the way for projects including Baby Driver, Ambulance, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and most recently In the Grey.<\/p>\n

Like many of the actors who auditioned for The Force Awakens, Gonz\u00e1lez was reading for a project shrouded in secrecy. During the casting process, Rey was referred to by the production code name “Kira,” a holdover from earlier drafts of the screenplay before the character’s name was finalized. Gonz\u00e1lez was one of several young actresses considered for the role, alongside future stars including Saoirse Ronan, Elizabeth Olsen, Shailene Woodley, Jessica Henwick, Billie Lourd, and Jodie Comer, all of whom have publicly discussed auditioning for the film. The coveted part ultimately went to newcomer Daisy Ridley<\/a>, who led a cast that also included John Boyega<\/a> as Finn, Oscar Isaac<\/a> as Poe Dameron, Adam Driver<\/a> as Kylo Ren, Domhnall Gleeson<\/a> as General Hux, Lupita Nyong’o<\/a> as Maz Kanata, Gwendoline Christie<\/a> as Captain Phasma, and Andy Serkis<\/a> as Supreme Leader Snoke. The film also brought back franchise icons Harrison Ford<\/a>, Carrie Fisher<\/a>, Mark Hamill, and Anthony Daniels, helping launch a new era of Star Wars storytelling.<\/p>\n

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Release Date<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 13, 2026<\/p>\n

Runtime<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t98 minutes<\/p>\n


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